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I'll make the roster changes in a bit.
And I decided in favor of the past articles helping, but due to them being old, I'll be taking a fraction of what they would've gotten you if they were used in the present week.
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So do we only include articles from the previous week that we feel would've been effective in the present week?
If so, how many?
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How many past articles should I send?
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3 more articles left for Cara and 6-11 Articles for Charli not counting Tour articles
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I'll make the roster changes in a bit.
And I decided in favor of the past articles helping, but due to them being old, I'll be taking a fraction of what they would've gotten you if they were used in the present week.
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I still don't get that btw could you explain?
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So do we only include articles from the previous week that we feel would've been effective in the present week?
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You still send in your promo list for this week. In the PM, though, include a second mini-list (5 articles/items, max) with things from a week or two ago that would DIRECTLY affect the sales of whatever material you're promoting this week.
Don't just constantly reuse old articles each week. This is saved for articles that are meant to build hype for future release material, so yes, you're right with what you said.
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How many past articles should I send?
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I'ma cap you guys at five, because I don't want to throw off the article limit TOO much.
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I still don't get that btw could you explain?
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Explained above.
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Yeah 20 articles+those 5 'hype' articles is looks good to me
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Christina appears on Sesame Street
+ Amethyst Bleach used for a segment
This morning, a nice surprise brought life to our eyes and on our children's television screens as Christina Aguilera appeared on the long running American children's television series Sesame Street who welcomed the voice of our generation with open arms. This was amazingly Christina's first ever appearance on the television show and it surely won't be the last due to how well received she was by parents and kids alike. She was there to promote her latest record and 2015 release Truth Pill with the goal to bring awareness to the industrial pop track Amethyst Bleach which now serves as the album's third singles, after smash hits and critical successes Waves and Chrysalis (with Bjork) preceded it. Sesame Street airs quite early on in the morning although it is regularly shown throughout the day just in case. Christina's appearance on Sesame Street was not reported until hours before its broadcast when most of America was fast asleep. This was done to effectively prevent from raised expectations and could work in Christina's favour (Sesame Street as well, to a lesser extent) since the appearance was so spontaneous. The show airs on PBS which does not cater to Christina's target audience or demographic at all. Having said that, this is very much a positive thing as the appearance has already broaden Christina's appeal and her impact/legacy could trickle down into the younger generation. Even though Sesame Street stays relatively a kids show for kids, it does have a substantial cult following by those who could be considered too "mature" for such a television programme. Nevertheless, they responded extremely well to Christina for appearing on Sesame Street which is always a good thing since they do mainly have a lot of leverage when something occurs on the show and whether they deem it to be "acceptable" or not. For example, when Katy Perry appeared on Sesame Street and showed a bit of cleavage which they did not respond to well at all.
Christina did quite a number of sketches, skits and segments throughout the entire episode of the show which spanned over a total of 60 minutes. She was the sole celebrity guest (if you will) as she was joined alongside the main crew who regularly appear on most episodes aired and broadcast. In addition, Christina sang along with the puppets for a very special segment which used most of Christina's album - Truth Pill - as a soundtrack. The segment in question showed children how important music and letting your creative mind flow can be. Amethyst Bleach was the main track used in that specific segment although a bunch of other songs were incorporated and thrown into the mix as well. Christina was extremely fun and conveyed the integral message/moral of each and every segment in a way that kids can understand and interpret for themselves. Thus, boosting their logistical mind and promoting "freedom thinking". Christina is actually a mother of two herself and she has previously expressed how she has grown up watching television shows such as Sesame Street which she can later on pass down to her own children.
The special appearance has garnered a lot of interest surrounding Aguilera and her current era. That specific Sesame Street episode trended on Twitter a few hours after it was aired across the nation just this morning. Sesame Street is also syndicated and broadcast in many other countries worldwide so this has definitely elevated Christina's global appeal as well. By appearing on Sesame Street, Christina is now able to broaden her reach and even possibly soften her image and reputation in the industry for being a "bitch". This is entirely not true at all so it is always good to show off different sides of your character and not just the one blank surface that the media and other people want to portray of you. In Aguilera's case, her ability to sometimes come across as being dismissive or cold and even sometimes intimidating to others. Sesame Street is definitely a great platform to utilise, however, it isn't utilised as much as it should be. According to sources close to both Aguilera and Sesame Street, there is a soundtrack in the works for Sesame Street's current season and it's been alleged that Christina is a "for sure" part of it after lending her voice to several tracks on the soundtrack. It's not yet known when this soundtrack will be released, however.
Get a copy of Truth Pill - in stores now!
Buy tickets for Aguilera's The Naked Truth Tour HERE.
Xtina's third single, Amethyst Bleach, is now available for PURCHASE.
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is the deadline still saturday at noon?
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is the deadline still saturday at noon?
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Yes.
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TAYLOR X CAPITAL FM
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Taylor Swift has had quite amount of promotion booked this week in the United Kingdom. Finishing her performance last night on Britain’s Got Talent, the singer songwriter would make her final appearance in the country, it being her last day in the gorgeous city of love. The appearance would be a last minute appearance as the singer was originally intended to be in Australia for final minute promotion in the country. It would turn out that the singer would have an interview on the biggest pop station in the United Kingdom, Capital FM. She’d arrive to the studio in a more casual outfit in contrast to the recent outfits out of her closet she’d been wearing when promoting around the country and city. After seen going out to dinner last night with boyfriend, many had thought the singer was done with promotion in the country. Because of this many fans were not expecting the singer outside of Capital FM studios but a hundred or so would show up, having found out about the American pop stars’ where abouts.
The interview would range on a various of subjects. They’d talk about her current single ‘Too Good To Lose’, a little about traveling the world with Justin, Vanessa, and her boyfriend, along with various things like what music she’s loving in the music world at the moment, and even some about her upcoming plans she has set in stone for 2015.
Capital FM: First off, welcome to Capital FM Studios, Taylor Swift. It’s nice to have you back.
Taylor: Thank you so much for having me. I hope you guys don’t mind me coming in here last minute. I didn’t really think you guys would have me on here so last second. How unprofessional yet convenient of you guys.
Capital FM: That’s basically Capital FM in a sentence, right there, Swift. Alright lets get right to it. You just released what looks to be one of the best and biggest songs of your career with Justin Bieber. Tell us some about the song.
Taylor: ‘Too Good To Lose’ is a song about two lovers who’ve really been going through a relationship full of turbulence and really delays. They’ve both gotten so tired of it, that they’re really on the verge of calling it quits and leaving each other. But they’re thinking to themselves, is this really worth it? After all we’ve been through, the moments of good before the storm of bad that hit them. Were the good moments worth the bad? So really the good outs weights the bad and they both know that they’re both too good for either of them to lose.
Capital FM: Speaking of the song, Justin’s on it, how is traveling with Justin? We know the travel schedule didn’t go exactly as planned but you two still are meeting up for performances and stuff.
Taylor: It’s really great traveling with Justin. He’s like my brother really. We argue and nag at each other but really we’re the best of friends. I’m also really good friends with Vanessa and Justin and Simon have this bromance thing going on, it’s great. The travel schedule did get a bit rough due to some personal reasons but we managed to make it work. You have to in this industy.
Capital FM: What are in the plans this upcoming year?
Taylor: I have really big things coming up for 2015. I have a few films I’m really excited about coming out this year along with possibly a new album toward the final months of the year. But mostly I think 2015 is going to be the year I really take some time off and decide where I want to go next. What direction in my career I want to head. Not just career wise but my life wise. I have an amazing lover, friends, and family. I think it’s time stuff really starts slowing down and I sort of just figure out what I want before I enter another decade full of constant working and traveling.
Capital FM: Beautiful you’re simply beautiful Taylor. But will you sing us a little of the song acoustic for us maybe?
Taylor: Thank you so much. You are beautiful, love. And I’d love to, I just have to get a guitar. Do you guys have one? Oh you do, thanks.
Taylor would then perform the song acoustically, cutting it down a bit, omitting the second verse from the song, but sounding strong vocally. Her greatest hits album is out now along with her single ‘Too Good To Lose’.
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Lady Gaga and Madonna billboards in NYC
In partnership with ClearChannel Spectacolor, billboards have been put up for pop queens Madonna and Lady Gaga for their new collaboration, “PARTYNAUSEOUS”.
The song, released just yesterday and which reached no. 1 in 90 countries on iTunes, has begun receiving hefty promotion. A billboard has been placed in Times Square, opposite the “Dancing With the Stars” studios, which they are also set to perform on. Lady Gaga, real name Stefani Germanotta, tweeted about the magnificent spectacle.
Gaga has recently left Interscope Records and signed to independent label PRiNXESS recordings, alongside “Femme Fatale” superstar, Britney Spears. The rave track “PARTYNAUSEOUS” is from her as-of-yet untitled 6th studio album. The queen of pop, Madonna recently released 6 tracks from her 13th album, “Rebel Heart”, including “Unapologetic B*tch” featuring “Anaconda” rap-star, Nicki Minaj and “B*tch, I’m Madonna”.
The song has come with controversy for the lyrics about smoking substances (“Baby, smoke it up ‘till we’re high”), and came to the shock of many parents of Gaga’s young fans. We asked passers-by on Times Square what they thought about the billboard, and the general public seems to be in support of this collaboration which shall be much remembered in years to come, mostly…
“Oh my God, that’s so cool! I love their [Gaga and Madonna] new song!”
“Yeah, that’s pretty awesome for them. Lady Gaga’s hot!”
“I don’t think they’re a good example on children. I heard this song is about cannabis which is
totally unacceptable. But it’s the queen of pop and Lady Gaga, who’s iconic, so it’s great for them.”
“Ew, no. They’re SUCH flops. Don’t buy this trash!”
“I don’t care.”
“These two women are absolutely amazing, I have to say. I think Madge, Gaga, Britney, Beyonce are all really doing it for us, and they contribute a whole bunch to feminism. GIRL POWER! PARTYNAUSEOUS!”
“This is great, I bet this song is gonna be huge! I actually didn’t know about it before, I’ll have to give it a listen, but its Gaga and Madonna, it’ll do great.”
"I can't wait for her [Gaga's] new album! I went to see her live a few years ago and it was magnificent. I'll definitely see her on her new tour. The song is great too, and Madonna sounds good."
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Azealia on Anderson 360
Azealia appeared on Anderson 360, CNN's number one television show, to go and promote her latest effort The Dying Stars. While on the program, Azealia did a performance of three different songs such as Metamorph, Fly, and Space Oddity. Aside from the performance that wow'd the television audience, Azealia went on to do an interview for Anderson Cooper where he asked her all the questions everyone has been wondering such as the inspiration behind each of the songs and what it was like writing an entire album in the beautiful land of Senegal. Along with all these hot questions, Azealia gave Anderson exclusive information no one has yet to hear about the future of Azealia's career and where she plans to go from The Dying Stars. All was revealed and more on Anderson 360. When Azealia was stopped by paparazzi on the streets and asked about appearing on Anderson 360 she said the following "I always watch Anderson. He's such a strong figure and an inspiration for people everywhere, especially the gay youth of today. I am heavily inspired by his strength and power in the world today. Everyone loves themselves some Anderson. I am truly thankful to appear on his news show to perform three of my songs which are Metamorph, Fly, and Space Oddity. I feel it'll be a true treat for everyone that's watching. I've been working and rehearsing for this performance day and night, making sure I give my fans the best and only the best. Be sure to not miss a single thing! Can't wait to go on the show!"
During Azealia's performance on Anderson 360, she was wearing a more toned down outfit, attempting to appeal to her older fans and her outside audience of fans. Azealia was seen wearing a Burberry design, a beautiful and very intricately designed women's suit tailor made for Azealia and only Azealia. The suit was a light brown color and the blouse beneath the blazer was a pale blue color with matching blue heels. Azealia's hair was done in a ponytail down her back and dyed a deep black. Azealia's face was professionally painted by makeup artists who gave her dramatic yet subtle eyeliner wings and nude lipstick. Azealia's look was finished off with a watch on chain extending out of the suit pocket. Azealia had no dancers on the stage with her. Only the band and the lights that shone on her accompanied her throughout this performance viewed by Anderson's millions of viewers. The first song Azealia performed was Metamorph, the lead single of the album which has impacted the charts by charting in the top three two consecutive weeks and is predicted to reach platinum status after this upcoming chart is released. After the performance of Metamorph, Azealia performed current promotional single Fly and future second single. While the song is a duet with Childish Gambino, he could not be here during this performance as he has been very busy as of late. Finishing off Azealia's performance to promote The Dying Stars, she performed Space Oddity which made its premiere on Saturday Night Live two weeks ago and was released for purchase this week. After a series of commercials advertising The Dying Stars after the performance, Azealia went on to be interviewed by Anderson Cooper.
During Azealia's interview with Anderson, she spoke about a number of things that drew in the internet's attention. The most popular discussion Azealia had with Azealia was about her plans after The Dying Stars. Azealia responded to this inquiry by saying the following "I have big plans for the future. I have already been in the studio. The next record will be something very fun and different. It'll be a disco album with me rapping on it. I've always done house but I felt real inspired by disco music as of late. The producer of Come Into My World by Kylie, Rob Davis is the head producer of my album and I can't wait to share it with you guys. Expect it some time in the summer." When Azealia was asked about the inspiration of the songs off The Dying Stars Azealia said "Space. The beauty of outer space and the world beyond truly inspired me. This work is so different and conceptual from my previous. Living in Senegal for that time heavily inspired me"
Be sure to buy The Dying Stars today.
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Becky G Performs At Bar
Becky G, also known as Becky Bitch and Becky Gsus, performed at a gay bar in LA today. The setlist for the show consisted of "Cashmere Bedsheets", "Becky Bitch", and ha classic "Shower". A notable member of the audience would be Jordan Sparks, who Becky has feuded with multiple times before. The performance featured a guest performer, Sophia Grace, who helped Becky perform the song Becky Bitch.
Cashmere Bedsheets:
The show started out with a performance of Cashmere Bedsheets, Becky's Top 100 hit. The song was accompanied by a 90s-inspired choreography, back ground dancers, and Becky STRIPPING on stage. Half way through the first chorus of the song, Becky starting rubbing her vagina on stage and let an audience member lick her finger after doing so. The fan fainted from tasting Becky's skittles, but paramedics confirmed after the show that he was okay.
Becky Bitch:
To start off the performance, Sophia Grace was lowered onto the stage by a rope. She hung in the air on stage while she rapped her part of the song. As soon as the tiny rap princess finished her verse with a giant "CAUSE ITS S. GRACE AND BECKY BITCH!" her rope snapped causing her to fall to the crowd. From there on she crowd surfed while Becky performed the rest of the song. It was a pretty uneventful performance.
Shower:
For this performance, Becky wore a two-piece bikini while dancing across the stage. During a dance interlude in the song, Becky drank water and spit it onto the crowd to give them a 'shower'. Near the end of the song R.Kelly walked on stage and performed his new remix of Becky's song. R.Kelly's verse focused around a "Golden" shower. Becky walked over to R.Kelly, got on her knees, and let R.Kelly act like he was going to pee on Becky. The performance ended and the crowd in the bar cheered for Becky and the other performers.
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Becky G Attacks Jordan Sparks After Performance
Arrested for Assault, Underaged Drinking,
And Destruction of Private Property
After Becky's performance in the bar the same night, she planned on having a good time for the rest of the night in the VIP. Little did she know, though, that her rival Jordan Sparks was also in the VIP section of the bar. Although Jordan being there did piss Becky off a bit, she decided to pay it no mind. At the height of the night (and after a few drinks for Becky) the DJ began playing Jordan Spark's latest single. This did piss Becky off and sent her over the edge. She stumbled over to the DJ and told him to "turn that **** off and put on some ****ing becky g". The DJ couldn't understand Becky's slurred words, however, and just ignored her. Becky got angry and took a bottle of Vodka from behind the bar and bashed it on the ground next to the DJ. The DJ moved away, confused why she was doing this. Next, Becky took out a hammer from her purse and started destroying the DJ's setup. The music cut off and the club went silent. Becky put the microphone up to her mouth and said "Don't, Don't worry guys I've got the hot jams". She then proceeded to put her phone up to the microphone while she played "Cashmere Bedsheets". People began dancing again and Becky walked back to the VIP. The DJ called the police, and they said they would arrive there soon. At the VIP, Becky danced around (well, more of a jump) until she bumped into Jordan Sparks. "Oh hey bitch ass hoe" Becky said. "Hello, Becky. Have you been drinking?" Jordan responded. "I'm tired of your ****. You're gonna learn today fat ass!" Becky said as she took off her heels. She started to beat Jordan with her heel until she decided to punch her instead. Jordan, shocked and confused, tried to block the punches unsuccessfully. "Your obese ass was on Big Time Rush while I was selling hit albums ugly" Becky said as she threw a final punch. Cops rushed into the club and grabbed Becky. They took her outside of the club and into a police car. She spent the night in jail and is now awaiting trial.
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Azealia on The Daily Show
To continue the lengthy promotional week for Azealia Banks, she went on The Daily Show hosted by Jon Stewart today where she performed three songs off the album: Metamorph, Fly, and Space Oddity. Along with Azealia's performance on the comedy central talk/news show, Azealia sat down for an interview on the hilarious show. During Azealia's interview with Stewart, she talked about a number of things such as the EP she has been talking about, how The Dying Stars came to be, and she even discussed funny details of all that happened in Senegal while she was creating what became known to the world as The Dying Stars. Azealia's appearance on The Daily Show was heavily praised by critics who all complimented Azealia's humor on the show and her sense of awareness. Azealia's vocals during the performance of Metamorph, Fly, and Space Oddity also got a great amount of praise from critics and fans alike. Azealia's appearance on the show helped her album and single heavily through the amazing performance and trending Twitter topics. With a 50% increase in The Dying Stars' sales, Azealia can only expect her career to continue going up from here with all these good deals being shot her way from Target and Starbucks has recently rumored to have gotten in on a deal with Azealia. When stopped on the street and asked about her upcoming appearance on the Daily Show, Azealia said the following "I am more than happy to perform for all the fans of The Daily Show and I hope I don't disappoint. This is one of my favorite programs and I think that Jon will be as great in real life as he is on tv. Be sure to buy The Dying Stars, by the way!"
For the first part of Azealia's appearance on The Daily Show, she performed three separate songs in a mash up. The three songs were Metamorph, Space Oddity, and Fly. Fly's guest artist Childish Gambino was missing during this performance as well as he has been extremely busy as of late. Azealia's outfit for this performance was more toned down. It was a mid thigh length dress designed by Moschino. It was a pale green color and Azealia's hair was flat ironed and dyed an eggplant color and went down to her back. Azealia's shoes matched the dress as they were light green Doc Martens. For the makeup aspect of Azealia's appearance, she wore a shimmery lip and little to no other makeup, keeping the look overall very natural looking. No dancers accompanied Azealia on stage throughout the performance, the only people on stage with Azealia were the band. At the beginning of the peformance, Azealia spun around and the beat for Metamorph began and Azealia began to sway her hips to the beat as the band played. When she picked up the microphone, she sang each line of the song perfectly and didn't miss a beat of the entire song. After the performance of Metamorph, Azealia then moved on to perform Fly, the upcoming single off of The Dying Stars expected for a release next week. During this performance Azealia swung her hair and rapped each line without backing track. The final song performed was Space Oddity. Azealia laid on the floor, propped up by her arm during this performance and sang the song to those at home who all watched in awe as they got to hear Azealia sing amazing vocals to the song they were introduced to a few weeks back. After the performance, Azealia went on to be interviewed after commercials that advertised The Dying Stars on iTunes aired.
Things got straight to business when Azealia sat down for the interview with Stewart. Azealia was asked about the EP she's been talking about that will expand on the Reborn album. Azealia responded to this by saying "It will come one day. Maybe. See, I have so much music I've been making and I don't even know what will happen next. I like to think I have a clear idea but I don't" When Azealia was asked about the inspiration of The Dying Stars Azealia said "The inspiration behind this album is outer space. The world beyond and how when it dies, we die. It's a beautiful message. Go buy it"
Be sure to buy The Dying Stars today.
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Gwen has M.I.A., Angel Haze, Brooke Candy, AND Calvin Harris on the new album. When will the rest!
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Spotify Sessions: Azealia Banks
Azealia Banks stepped into Spotify's headquarters earlier today to record a live album of songs off of The Dying Stars for the fan of the rap/singer to listen to. The performance at Spotify's studio was streamed live on YouTube and on Spotify's website and app. The session with Azealia had a total of two million viewers at its height in the program. Spotify's time and live performance with Azealia was heavily promoted by the music application all over its site and having advertisements air throughout your listening experience that let you know of Azealia's upcoming live session with Spotify. Along with being broadcast on the internet, the Spotify Session also aired on Fuse which brought in another million viewers. However, its airing on Fuse had to be delayed due to explicit language, making it air an hour after it began on the internet. When asked about being chosen to do a session with Spotify, Azealia said the following about the situation "I am more than happy to bring my fans such a great experience. They'll get to see me perform live on stage and give a different kind of concert from the ones I've been giving on the Gemini Tour. Along with that, I have always wanted to do something like this with Spotify. After seeing Kelis do it for her FOOD album, I decided that this was something I just had to do, so I did it! I have no regrets whatsoever and I can only hope that fans will be satisfied with how it all turns out! My performance for Spotify will definitely be something fun, different, and like nothing else the guys at Spotify have seen thus far! Be sure to tune in because I can't wait!" The appearance on Spotify's app lead to Azealia's album being streamed hundreds of thousands more times as well as being bought much more, leading to its iTunes sales increase.
For Azealia's performance for Spotify, there were numerous costume and wardrobe changes. All wardrobe changes and outfits throughout the event were designed by Givenchy and made specially for Azealia and no one else. One of the outfits has already been bought by a Hard Rock Cafe in Las Vegas to be put on display. Azealia opened up the night's event by performing one of her biggest hits and the #2 song of the week, Metamorph. During the performance of Metamorph, the stage was completely empty. Smoke poured across the stage and fell off at the edge where fans were all scratching at to get to see Azealia in person. Behind the smoke covering the waxed and shiny stage, there were six columns, three on the left and three on the right. In the middle, between the sets of columns, there stood two dancers both of which were male and held large golden leaves covering the entrance way. The two male dancers wore white togas and were painted metallic gold. Behind the sets of columns stood LED screens that showed images of the galaxy and stars twinkling. Bass immediately kicked in and the dancers moved away the fans. Azealia was then seen being carried on a throne made of gold. She wore skin tight white pants and Louboutin white Daffodil heels. Along with this, she wore a solid metal faux gold bra. Azealia had her hair curly and a set of golden leaves curving around her head, perfectly framing her head. Azealia's makeup was done in tones of gold and silver. The dancers laid Azealia on the ground as the bass continued to bang. Azealia then lifted up her mic and began to sing Metamorph. When the chorus came, Azealia pulled a gold chain hanging from her back. Once pulled, large white paper wings flew out from behind her, intricately folded and hid from the audience's sight. She continued to sing Metamorph with these large wings behind her and the male dancers doing choreography revolving around Azealia. After a few more songs and multiple costume changes, Azealia performed the song Fly and Childish Gambino came out to perform with Azealia during this performance. For Azealia's performance of Fly, she wore a blue showgirl type outfit complete with sequins and ostrich feathers. Female dancers came out wearing similar outfits. During the middle of the performance, Azealia gave Childish Gambino a lap dance where the audience went wild. A few songs later, Azealia closed out the Spotify Sessions performance with the song Space Oddity, one that is expected for single release after Fly. For the Space Oddity performance, Azealia wore a white suit and rain fell from the stage as she sang the emotional lyrics to the funky house beat that played.
Be sure to buy The Dying Stars today.
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Azealia on Letterman
With the release of her album earlier this week and over eight million records sold, Azealia has been very busy with music as of lately. This hasn't stopped her from doing what she does though, perform. Azealia went on David Letterman's talk show earlier today to perform some songs off of the newly released album The Dying Stars. Those songs included the hit Metamorph which reached number two this week, also she performed Fly, featuring Childish Gambino, and the David Bowie cover, Space Oddity. Azealia's appearance on the late night program has been heavily promoted by NBC who has had billboards throughout New York and Los Angeles posted up letting everyone know that Azealia will be on the show to perform some of her favorite songs off of the album. When Azealia was asked about appearing on the show and what she expects from it she stated the following to an inquiring paparazzo "I am so happy to perform on Letterman for the second time these past few weeks. He's my favorite late night host and he's really just such a funny guy. I am always willing to perform for his show as he hosts a true high class show unlike some others. I expect for myself to give the world a good performance of some of my favorite songs off of the album. I can only hope that the performances will help me for the better and not for the worse!" Azealia's appearance on Letterman heavily helped her sales in both singles and albums as it rose the song Metamorph back into the top three and helped The Dying Stars maintain its number one hold on the albums chart.
During Azealia's appearance on Letterman, she gave both a performance and an interview. Before performing, Azealia gave an interview for the legendary talk show host. When called out to come sit in the hot seat, everyone and their grandma was clapping in the audience as Azealia waved towards them. One very popular question during the interview was when Azealia was asked about her trip to Senegal which she said the following about "My trip to Senegal was an emotional journey, literally. I went there to go and find out more about myself and who I am as a person and I definitely did that. There were so many great moments where I got to learn about Senegalese traditions and build up my knowledge on the little African country. My knowledge has multiplied by ten since I came back from Senegal. Everyone should go there if given the opportunity. Beautiful place and definitely worth the trip." Another question that had everyone talking during the interview was the discussion of Azealia's success with Metamorph which she said "I am so thankful to have so much success with Metamorph. I honestly did not expect it as I just released a song that I liked and it became successful! I had no idea it would become so massive and be the best selling single. It's expected to go platinum this week and I'm so thankful." When Letterman asked about a description of The Dying Stars, Azealia said "This is really hard. See, The Dying Stars is an album that can't be described in a sentence. I'll just say this, it's an album that takes you on a journey through space and your mind. It lets you venture and think about who you are and who you've been. Making the album made me cry almost daily due to the deep message I was creating."
After a few commercials that advertised The Dying Stars on iTunes, Azealia went on to perform Metamorph, Fly, and Space Oddity in a mash up that had everyone excited. During the performance, Azealia was wearing a cream colored gown which she spun around in throughout the beginning of the instrumental. The gown was designed by Valentino especially for Azealia. The first song performed was Metamorph. After performing Metamorph, Childish Gambino came out to perform Fly with Azealia. Closing out the night was Space Oddity in which Azealia sat at the edge of the stage to get near the audience and sing this one. The performances have all been put on YouTube. Be sure to buy The Dying Stars today.
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TAYLOR X SUNRISE
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Taylor Swift has been all around the world this week promoting her brand new single ‘Too Good To Lose”, a track that the singer wrote along with it’s feature artist, fellow singer songwriter and Canadian pop star Justin Bieber. The song would be released as the second single off the two’s greatest hits albums (‘The Collection and More’ and ‘Yours: The Greatest Hits’). The song is spoken to be about two lovers in the final moments or at the breaking point of their relationship but are having second doubts about the decisions they have made or about to make. The song was inspired by real life events in the two pop star’s lives. “It’s just a song that really spoke to the both of us”, Swift spoke to Sunrise in an interview on the Australian morning show, where she would also perform the song live, making it Swift’s first ever performance in the country since releasing her album ‘Electric Princess’ back in the summer of 2014. The interview would be one of the best and more intimate interviews with Taylor, the audience filling a studio where instead of six or so hosts interviewing her like they usually do when an artist as big as Taylor is there, there was just one. Following the interviewer’s questions, the fans would get to ask some questions. A question from a fan would include what her favorite song at the moment was. “I’m really really enjoying the new Lena song, ‘Trouble’. I haven’t gotten the chance to, but I would absolutely adore to work with her in the future. If it happens, it’ll won’t be for awhile though. I really love the Hilary Duff song, ‘All About You’ too. I think it’s one of the best pop songs of the year.”
The interview would kick off with a question about the singer songwriter’s personal life, asking if she’d traveled to Australia alone without Justin and the rest of the crew such as management and such. “I traveled her with just my manager and Simon. Justin’s off in Germany doing some promotion there while I’m here making a few of the last appearances of the week. After promotion’s done we’re going to go on a little vacation in the British Columbia I think. I recently brought a beautiful estate there so I think we’re going to go break that in. Then from there, I’ll do some more promotion before heading to Nashville again to work with Nathan Chapman on some new stuff. I’m excited for the next few weeks.” The next thing addressed would be the singer’s decision of what the next single would be. “I think the next single is going to be either a ballad or one of the power ballads. I’m thinking ‘Hold On’ or ‘Seven Wonders’. They’re both songs I adore. I was really nervous about recording them but the response to them has been so great so I think I’m willing to take the chance with releasing them as a single. The singles after that are set in stone. This era unlike my others surprisingly is one of the my most planned out.”
The question following that would be one that was a little more personal than what people were expecting but Swift answered it cordially and honestly, not breaking out the mood she was in. It would refer to her ex which inspired much of her album ‘Coven 13’ and some of the tracks on ‘Electric Princess’. “Me and him went through a lot together. I learned a lot from him and we both grew a lot during the time we shared together. I wish I’d been more prepared, more aware of how fast I was taking things. We fell in love in such bad conditions, there was just too much going on for a relationship to flourish under those harsh conditions. I wouldn’t wish for anyone the storm, the rain and hail we had to go through. But because of that, I found love at the right. Love that I don’t want to let go. A love that’s finally happening at the right time.” Taylor would then perform ‘Style’ and ‘Too Good To Lose’ for Sunrise, serving vocals while promoting her album ‘Yours: The Greatest Hits’ and ‘Too Good To Lose’ both.
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